Finding your management style is not easy. You have to know how to adapt to different personalities and deal with the criticisms that manager, who are often unloved within companies.
We have compiled a very useful list of the skills that are essential for any good manager.
1. Knowing how to take care of resources
One expects from a good manager is above all to take care of his teams and devote his energy to their success.
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To make this managerial mission a success, it requires obtaining the following qualities:
Develop your listening skills: Taking the time to listen to your employees is essential. If you know their strengths and weaknesses, then you will know what you can expect from them and where to go to develop them. Likewise, encourage your teams to express themselves freely with you: their opinion can give life to a whole lot of great ideas to develop.
Develop your ability to value. For that, there is a magic word: Thank you! Thank your teams daily for the work accomplished and encourage them for the one to come. The manager must give daily feedback, and if possible always be positive, to keep his teams in a good momentum of motivation. Also, don’t hesitate to celebrate successes or exits from difficult times.
Develop your ability to delegate. Because yes, it’s also about taking care of your resources: it’s installing your employees in a system of reciprocal trust. Keep in mind that a manager is not a technical expert and that in fact, it is not for him to do things. He is there to get the best from his teams, by putting them in the best possible conditions.
Encourage personal and professional life balance. This is essential to get the best from your teams. A serene employee will be more efficient and engaged in the missions entrusted to him. Encourage extra-professional activities and highlight the fact that there is life outside the company.
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2. Knowing how to concentrate on the essentials
And the main thing is not always what you think. Results, for example, are far from what a good manager should focus on. On the contrary, it risks putting pressure on its teams and becoming counterproductive. Many employees then feel disempowered, slowed down in their creativity, and less invested in their work.
Likewise, a good manager should not give in to the temptation of micro-management. He is there to be a facilitator and to come to assist if necessary, but he should not go into the details of the tasks linked to a project.
A good manager must give a global and clear vision of the company, with the objectives and roles of each. Don’t fall for unattainable goals. For this, you can use the SMART method, well known to marketers, and very useful in management. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, and Time-bound.
This method will allow you to avoid the worst: putting a collaborator in a situation of failure, even before he has started working on a project.
3. Knowing how to be a driving force
Like a boat captain, the manager must set a course for his crew and above all, maintain it. But more than a simple captain, he must be a real engine capable of transmitting motivation and positive energy.
And that goes through different behaviors.
Show your enthusiasm for life. Would you like to follow someone who never smiles at all? As a manager, you need to put aside whatever is bothering you and stay positive because the energy you give off will inevitably ripple out on those around you.
Control your emotions. And in fact, manage your stress. Whatever the company’s situation, the period of activity, or the failures that may have happened, a good manager must know how to remain calm, be reassuring, and know-how to calm in complex situations.
Know how to bounce back. A big project that gets cancelled at the last moment? The resignation of a much-appreciated employee? So many situations in which a good manager must know how to bounce back, even consider them as an opportunity for everyone to learn and improve.
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4. Be aligned
With the vision of the company, with your aspirations but also with yourself!
So before you become a manager, make sure you want to be aligned with yourself. It will allow you to be more efficient in your managerial functions, in particular, because you will be able to make clear and effective decisions. And, good news, this is mostly what we ask of a manager.
5. Know how to communicate
Face to face, in public, or in a meeting, a good manager must know how to communicate in all circumstances. Likewise, if he must value his teams and show recognition, he must also sometimes reframe his teams. To do this, focus on concrete facts, for example by highlighting the consequences of an employee’s failure, and then direct your questions to solve the problem. This will allow the employee to propose a solution himself and to feel more concerned.
Knowing how to communicate also depends on honesty. A good manager should be fair in their comments or decisions. Besides, if you are not honest with your collaborators, why should they be with you?
Finally, on the form, a successful manager expresses himself with confidence, clarity, and keeping in mind the objectives of the company.
6. Develop
If a good manager must take care of his teams, do not forget that he must also and above all make it evolve. For this, a good manager must provide opportunities to train in new skills to allow them to feel more efficient.
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